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50 Cards in this Set
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True or False
The human body is made up of 60-80% water. |
True
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True or False
Carbon Dioxide is a survival need necessary for the release of energy from foods. |
False
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True or False
The correct atmospheric pressure allows for proper exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide. |
True
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True or False
Some of the organ systems work to maintain homeostasis |
False
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concerns kidney function and urine formation
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renal physiology
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study of large internal organs
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gross anatomy
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gross anatomy of the body is studied system by system
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systemic anantomy
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study of how the nervous system works
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neurophysiology
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study of internal body structures as they relate to the overlying skin surface
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surface anatomy
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study of cells
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cytology
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study of tissues
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histology
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study of structures too small to be seen with the naked eye
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microscopic anatomy
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study of how the heart and blood vessels work
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cardiovascular physiology
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all of the structures in one particular area are studied at the same time
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regional anatomy
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brain and spinal cord
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nervous system
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endocrine glands
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endocrine system
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muscles
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muscular system
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overies and testes
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reproductive system
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skin
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integumentary system
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heart and blood vessels
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cardiovascular system
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kidneys
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urinary system
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horomones
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endocrine system
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nerves
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nervous system
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bones
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skeletal system
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stomach
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digestive system
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lymph nodes
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lymphatic system
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lungs
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respiratory system
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small intestines
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digestive system
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bladder and urethra
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urinary sytem
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carries nutrients, hormones, and other substances to and from tissues
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cardiovascular system
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regulates other structures using hormones
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endocrine system
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provides structure and support for the body
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skeletal system
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removes nitrogen containing wastes from the body
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urinary system
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breaks down food and delivers the products to the blood
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digestive system
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returns fluid leaked from the blood to the blood vessels
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lymphatic system
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supplies the tissues with oxygen and removes carbon dioxide
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respiratory system
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cushions and protects deeper tissues
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integumentary system
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bodys control system; responds to stimuli
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nervous system
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produces body movements
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muscular system
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primarily to produce offspring
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reproductive system
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all the chemical reactions that occur within blood cells
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metabolism
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all the activities promoted by the muscular system
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movement
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an increase in size of a body part or the organism
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growth
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the ability to sense changes in the environment and then to respond to them
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responsiveness
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removing wastes from the body
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excretion
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occurs at the cellular or organismal level
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reproduction
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maintaining stable internal conditions
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homeostasis
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the internal environment mus be separate from the external environment
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maintaining boundaries
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the process of breaking down ingested foodstuffs to simple molecules that can be absorbed into the blood
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digestion
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what are the levels of structural organization?
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atoms, molecules, cells, tissues, organ, system, organism
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